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US 2023/0403559 A1Published application
System and method for spam detection
AssigneeVerizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
InventorsPrakash Ranganathan, Saurabh Tahiliani
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Abstract
In an example, a text message sent by a first user equipment (UE) and addressed to a second UE is received. In response to receiving the text message, a set of information associated with the text message is determined based upon information determined by a first carrier of the first UE and/or the second UE. The text message is classified as spam or not spam based upon the set of information.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- receiving a first text message sent by a first user equipment (UE) and addressed to a second UE;
- in response to receiving the first text message, determining a first set of information associated with the first text message, wherein the first set of information comprises:
- first sender information indicative of at least one of:
- a mode of transmission used by the first UE to send the first text message;
- a measure of text messaging activity of the first UE;
- a time zone of the first UE;
- a geolocation of the first UE;
- a device identifier of the first UE;
- a location area code (LAC) of the first UE;
- a mobile country code (MCC) of the first UE;
- a mobile network code (MNC) of the first UE;
- a media access control (MAC) address of the first UE;
- or
- a carrier of the first UE;
- and
- first message information based upon content of the first text message;
- and
- classifying the first text message as spam or not spam based upon the first set of information.
15 more elements
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that when executed perform operations comprising:
- receiving a text message sent by a first user equipment (UE) and addressed to a second UE;
- in response to receiving the text message, determining, based upon information determined by a first carrier of at least one of the first UE or the second UE, a set of information associated with the text message;
- and
- classifying the text message as spam or not spam based upon the set of information.
1 more element
A device comprising:
- a processor coupled to memory, the processor configured to execute instructions to perform operations comprising:
- receiving a first text message sent by a first user equipment (UE) and addressed to a second UE;
- in response to receiving the first text message, determining a first set of information associated with the first text message, wherein the first set of information comprises:
- first sender information indicative of at least one of:
- a mode of transmission used by the first UE to send the first text message;
- a measure of text messaging activity of the first UE;
- a time zone of the first UE;
- a geolocation of the first UE;
- a device identifier of the first UE;
- a location area code (LAC) of the first UE;
- a mobile country code (MCC) of the first UE;
- a mobile network code (MNC) of the first UE;
- a media access control (MAC) address of the first UE;
- or
- a carrier of the first UE;
- and
- first message information based upon content of the first text message;
- and
- classifying the first text message as spam or not spam based upon the first set of information.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.